| English Dictionary |
DEBRIDEMENT
| Pronunciation (US): |  | (GB): | |
Dictionary entry overview: What does debridement mean?
• DEBRIDEMENT (noun)
The noun DEBRIDEMENT has 1 sense:
1. surgical removal of foreign material and dead tissue from a wound in order to prevent infection and promote healing
Familiarity information: DEBRIDEMENT used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Surgical removal of foreign material and dead tissue from a wound in order to prevent infection and promote healing
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("debridement" is a kind of...):
operation; surgery; surgical operation; surgical procedure; surgical process (a medical procedure involving an incision with instruments; performed to repair damage or arrest disease in a living body)
| Learn English with... Proverbs |
"A friend in need is a friend indeed." (English proverb)
"The moon is not shamed by the barking of dogs." (Native American proverb, tribe unknown)
"Complaining to someone other than God is disgraceful." (Arabic proverb)
"Homes among homes and grapevines among grapevines." (Corsican proverb)
"The moon is not shamed by the barking of dogs." (Native American proverb, tribe unknown)
"Complaining to someone other than God is disgraceful." (Arabic proverb)
"Homes among homes and grapevines among grapevines." (Corsican proverb)